Agent Smith & Magneto

[Pookabunny]

The only time in FOTR that reminded me of Agent Smith was when he stood up at the council and said "you have only one choice"... I was waiting for him to finish it with "...Mr. Anderson" JUST because of the way he said it.<P>I LOVE Hugo Weaving. He was incredible in "Pricilla" I could only imagine a cross-over LOTR/Pricilla pic of Elrond wearing that sandal-dress <P>OMG MAGNETO! Wow, when I was watching X2 (I JUST saw it today and OMG LOVED IT!), it took me a while to really let it sink in - Ian McKellen is such an incredible actor. Magneto is such a complex and interesting character - he's evil, yet has good intentions (just POOR execution!). And he's a smartass. Granted Gandalf is complex too, but it's on a different level. Magneto is bad, but has loyalties and his badness is driven by experience. So he's got this duality thing going for him, and Sir Ian pulls it off quite well. Then, there's Gandalf - who is Good through and through. I love him as both.<P>And I'm SO GLAD Ian McKellen is NOT playing Dumbledore. That would lead to typecasting, and that would just SUCK.<P>Typecasting is BAD. Actors may play similar roles, but genres and the like need to be explored for an actor to be credible (in my mind).<P>Take a look at Chevy Chase. Has he made ANYTHING that isn't Lampoon-esque?<p>[ May 10, 2003: Message edited by: Pookabunny ]